Bumper sticker politics

THE Australian Government has flown its first surveillance mission as forces step up around the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic. The flight, by an extended range Airbus, together with the appearance of a Japanese fishing boat said to be shadowing Sea Shepherd, raise spying over the “scientific” whaling program to a new level. Didn’t find the Japanese whalers though;

Bad weather prevented it from flying into its original search area, but depending on the weather conditions and the activities of the whaling fleet, the A-319 would fly another mission again soon, the spokeswoman said.

As the Australian Antarctic Division has only one airbus that I’m aware of then all of last weeks positive press about air travel now being available for scientists is now subject to the whim of Garret and whatever Greenie terrorist group he’s backing at the time. You might recall Garret, the Minister for Plastic Bags and any Green activist who wants media coverage, flew to the Antarctic recently looking for errant plastic bags or other threats to Mother Earth. Sorry scientist, I’ve just read a sticker that reads “save the Whales” and it reminded me of my mate and Eco-terrorist Paul Watson who so far has only sunk ten whalers and a mob of other fishing vessels – we need to target more for him.